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Georgetown’s Global Health Institute Joins Pope Francis’ Initiative to Care for Children’s Health
September 24th, 2024
On August 2, family and friends of the 203 students in this year’s incoming class (pictured here on the steps of Healy Hall) gathered to celebrate the annual White Coat Ceremony, a time-honored tradition in medicine. During the formal ceremony, students received their short white coats — a symbolic milestone marking their entry into the health professions — and recited the Hippocratic Oath.
Guided by the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, care of the whole person, Georgetown University School of Medicine educates a diverse student body to become knowledgeable, ethical, skillful, and compassionate physicians and biomedical scientists who are dedicated to the care of others and to the health needs of our society.
The members of the Racial Justice Committee for Change, a dedicated group of students, staff and faculty, are pursuing sustainable change in diversity, equity and inclusion at the School of Medicine and throughout Georgetown University Medical Center.
Learn more about their work in this video.
Since 1851, Georgetown University School of Medicine has been instructing the world’s future doctors with a commitment to education intrinsic to our values and Jesuit tradition. Learn more about our admissions process, dual degree programs and concentrations.
The School of Medicine curriculum trains medical students within three domains: knowledge, skill & values and attitudes. Throughout their course of study and training, Georgetown students are challenged to achieve their personal potential. Learn more about our curriculum.
There are several programs offered through the School of Medicine, such as the GEMS program, which provides learning opportunities for students from underrepresented populations, and the Mini Medical School Program, a community outreach program for residents of the Washington Metropolitan area. Learn more about our special programs and offerings.
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Georgetown’s Global Health Institute Joins Pope Francis’ Initiative to Care for Children’s Health
September 24th, 2024
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